2001
JNK3 contributes to c‐Jun activation and apoptosis but not oxidative stress in nerve growth factor‐deprived sympathetic neurons
Bruckner S, Tammariello S, Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P, Estus S. JNK3 contributes to c‐Jun activation and apoptosis but not oxidative stress in nerve growth factor‐deprived sympathetic neurons. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 78: 298-303. PMID: 11461965, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00400.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisCells, CulturedGenes, junGenotypeIsoenzymesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNerve Growth FactorNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOxidative StressPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSuperior Cervical GanglionConceptsJun kinaseC-Jun phosphorylationC-JunDominant negative proteinSympathetic neuronal deathProtein kinase pathwayOxidative stressC-jun inductionC-Jun activationPhosphorylated c-JunApoptotic roleJNK kinaseKinase pathwayNegative proteinJNK isoformsJNK pathwayOverall pathwayNeuronal deathSympathetic neuronsApoptosisJNK3NGF deprivationKinasePhosphorylationCritical role
2000
Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain
Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P, Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain. Trends In Neurosciences 2000, 23: 291-297. PMID: 10856938, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01581-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathNematode Caenorhabditis elegansEarly embryonic developmentGene-targeting studiesCell death pathwaysVertebrate nervous systemMammalian brain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryonic developmentGenetic analysisPostmitotic neuronsBrain developmentNeural cell deathAnalogous functionsDistinct rolesProgenitor cellsMammalian brainApoptosisNew insightsImportant mechanismElegansHomologLater stagesNervous systemMechanismCaspase‐3 is required for apoptosis‐associated DNA fragmentation but not for cell death in neurons deprived of potassium
D'Mello S, Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P. Caspase‐3 is required for apoptosis‐associated DNA fragmentation but not for cell death in neurons deprived of potassium. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2000, 59: 24-31. PMID: 10658182, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(20000101)59:1<24::aid-jnr4>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathCaspase-3Apoptosis-associated DNA fragmentationDNA fragmentationCell death pathwaysRegulated cell deathPan-caspase inhibitorApoptosis-inducing stimuliDeath pathwaysChromatin condensationCaspase inhibitorsCaspase inhibitionApoptotic featuresCerebellar granule neuronsPotassium deprivationFmkCultured cerebellar granule neuronsCaspasesCrucial effectorNonneuronal cellsApoptosisSame extentGranule neuronsPivotal roleNeuronal death
1999
The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development
Kuan C, Yang D, Roy D, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development. Neuron 1999, 22: 667-676. PMID: 10230788, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80727-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCaspasesEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNervous SystemProtein KinasesRhombencephalonConceptsNeural tube closureBrain developmentEmbryonic lethalDouble mutantKinase familyCompound mutantsProtein kinaseCaspase activationPrecocious degenerationJNK2 geneTube closureEarly brain developmentCell deathJNK1Different membersSpecific apoptosisApoptosisMutantsMutant miceJNK2JNK3Mutant forebrainSevere dysregulationFamilyKinase
1998
Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9
Kuida K, Haydar T, Kuan C, Gu Y, Taya C, Karasuyama H, Su M, Rakic P, Flavell R. Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9. Cell 1998, 94: 325-337. PMID: 9708735, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81476-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical upstream activatorUpstream activatorCaspase-9Cell death machineryCytochrome cDeath machineryApoptotic stimuliCaspase activationCaspase cascadeDNA fragmentationPrevents activationCytosolic extractsEmbryonic brainCaspasesReduced apoptosisCASP9ApoptosisActivatorCASP3Brain developmentKnockout miceEssential componentCleavageActivationVivo
1997
Absence of excitotoxicity-induced apoptosis in the hippocampus of mice lacking the Jnk3 gene
Yang D, Kuan C, Whitmarsh A, Rinócn M, Zheng T, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. Absence of excitotoxicity-induced apoptosis in the hippocampus of mice lacking the Jnk3 gene. Nature 1997, 389: 865-870. PMID: 9349820, DOI: 10.1038/39899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisDrug ResistanceExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsGene ExpressionGene TargetingGlutamic AcidHippocampusKainic AcidMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeuronsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junSeizuresSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-1ConceptsKainic acidGlutamate receptor agonist kainic acidAgonist kainic acidExcitotoxicity-induced apoptosisExcitatory amino acidsHippocampal neuron apoptosisHippocampus of miceStress-induced neuronal apoptosisObserved neuroprotectionGlutamate neurotoxicitySeizure activityNeuron apoptosisGlutamate toxicityNeuronal apoptosisAP-1 transcription factor complexJNK3 geneMutant miceMiceMembrane depolarizationNoxious stressTranscription factor complexApoptosisC-JunRecent studiesTranscriptional activity
1996
Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice
Kuida K, Zheng T, Na S, Kuan C, Yang D, Karasuyama H, Rakic P, Flavell R. Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice. Nature 1996, 384: 368-372. PMID: 8934524, DOI: 10.1038/384368a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCED-3Protease familyMajor morphogenetic changesProgrammed Cell DeathICE protease familyMutant embryosCaenorhabditis elegansDeath genesMorphogenetic cellApoptotic stimuliHomologous recombinationMorphogenetic changesMendelian geneticsSequence homologyHigh similarityCell deathPremature lethalitySupernumerary cellsEmbryonic day 12Mammalian brainCPP32Critical rolePostnatal stagesApoptosisBrain development